Fire sparked by burning ribs causes $5,000 damage to Youngstown home

STAFF REPORT

YOUNGSTOWN

Firefighters said a man cooking ribs on a back porch charcoal grill set fire to his home at 327-329 Myrtle Ave. just before 1 p.m. today.

Battalion Chief Gary DiTullio said the man, believed to be in his mid-70s, escaped without injury but went to St. Elizabeth Health Center for observation. Firefighters didn’t have his name.

The fire burned up the rear wall of the home before it was brought under control. Damage was estimamed at about $5,000.